FOR RELEASE: July 9, 2009 |
Contact: Jo Ann Webb (202) 401-1576 |
School districts across the country will be able to improve and strengthen their emergency management plans as a result of $26 million in grants awarded today by the U.S. Department of Education. The Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) discretionary grant program will enable 108 school districts to improve plans that address all four phases of emergency management: Prevention-Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
"The safety of kids is our number one priority," U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said. "In order for children to learn, they have to feel safe. It's our responsibility to help schools create safe learning environments for students. These grants will support that effort."
In addition to addressing the four phases of emergency management, plans must commit school districts to coordinate with officials in law enforcement, local government, public safety, public health and mental health; train school officials in emergency management; and provide a method for communicating emergency and reunification procedures to parents and guardians. Projects should support the implementation of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and include plans designed to prepare districts for infectious disease outbreaks and take into consideration districts' special needs populations.
Funds may be used to coordinate with local emergency responders, including fire, police, and health and public health agencies; conduct drills and exercises; purchase emergency supplies and equipment; and to train staff and students on emergency response procedures.
The grants are housed within the Department's Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, which supports efforts to create safe schools, respond to crises, prevent drug and alcohol abuse, ensure the health and well being of students, and teach students good citizenship and character. The office also coordinates the Department's efforts in these areas with other federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
A complete list of the 108 grant awards follows:
ALABAMA Enterprise Board of Education ARKANSAS Bentonville Public Schools ARIZONA Ft. Thomas Unified School District CALIFORNIA Northern Humboldt Union High
School District Glendale Unified School
District Elk Grove Unified School
District Del Norte County Office of
Education Ontario-Montclair School
District Butte County Office of
Education Marin County Office of
Education Westminster School
District Fortuna Union Elementary
School District Montebello Unified School
District Los Angeles Leadership
Academy Santa Clara County Office of
Education Lodi Unified School
District El
Rancho Unified School District Tuolumne School
District Mare Island Technology
Academy COLORADO Boulder Valley School
District FLORIDA School Board of Lake County School District of Lee
County School Board of Polk County GEORGIA Fulton County Board of
Education Glynn County
Schools ILLINOIS Waukegan Public School
District 60 School District
U-46 Cook County High School
District 201 Waltonville Community Unit
School District #1 INDIANA Metropolitan School District
of Wayne Township Community School Corporation
of Southern Hancock County Evansville Vanderburg School
Corporation John Morton-Finney Center for
Educational Services Metropolitan School District
of Washington Township IOWA Ankeny Community
Schools KENTUCKY West Kentucky Educational
Cooperative Magoffin County
Schools Carter County School District Whitley County Board of
Education Leslie County Board of
Education Gallatin County
Schools Hazard Independent Board of
Education Johnson County
Schools LOUISIANA East Baton Rouge Parish School
System Bossier Parish
Schools MARYLAND Harford County Board of
Education MASSACHUSETTS Taunton Public
Schools Old Colony Regional Vocational
Technical High School District Triton Public
Schools Weymouth Public
Schools Arlington Public
Schools Lexington Public
Schools MICHIGAN Bay-Arenac Intermediate School
District Ann Arbor Public
Schools School District of the City of
River Rouge |
Michigan, cont. Clarkston Community
Schools Godwin Heights Public
Schools Taylor School
District Monroe County Intermediate
School District MINNESOTA Hopkins Independent School
District MISSISSIPPI Webster County School
District MISSOURI The Paideia
Academy MONTANA Butte Silver Bow County Public
Schools NEBRASKA Lincoln Public
Schools NEW JERSEY Bergen County Special Services
School District Teaneck Public
Schools Burlington Township School
District NEW MEXICO Deming Public
Schools NEW YORK Ulster County Board of
Cooperative Educational Services Rochester City School
District South Orangetown Central
School District Chenango Forks Central School
District Livonia Central School
District Cheektowaga Central School
District Guilderland Central School
District OHIO Lockland School
District Toledo Public
Schools OKLAHOMA Tulsa Independent School
District No. 1 Stroud Public
Schools Meeker Public
Schools Frederick Public
Schools Keota Public
Schools OREGON Lincoln County School
District Oregon Trail School District
46 PENNSYLVANIA Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate
Unit 13 Gateway School
District Bethlehem Area School
District Schuylkill Intermediate Unit
29 Susquehanna Township School
District SOUTH CAROLINA Florence County School
District Chester County School
District SOUTH DAKOTA Sioux Falls School District
TENNESSEE Cleveland City
Schools TEXAS Belton Independent School
District Katy Independent School
District Friendswood Independent School
District Navasota Independent School
District Region XV Education Service
Center UTAH Uintah County School District Washington County School
District Tooele County School District Providence
Hall Provo School
District VIRGINIA Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation
Center Shenandoah County Public
Schools Alexandria City Public
Schools WASHINGTON Shoreline School District
#412 WISCONSIN Fond du Lac School
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